Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-03-03
A NEW PARTY.
Proceedings of the Union Labor Party

The industrial labor conference called
by the meeting held in indianapolis last
September, met in Cincinnati the last
week in February. The convention was
called to order by B. l.. Heath Of Chica CO.
chairman of the executive committee.
Mr.. Richard Trevelick of Michigan was
chosen temporary chairman, and in as
Stunning the chair counseled courtesy,
good will and good business methods. Ho
then said that he was in doubt concerning
the propriety of accepting this honor, but
at the last moment felt IL his duty to obey
the wishes of the delegates. He wanted
to say that he was with them in obedience
to law, but not to defy the law.
permanent organization was effected
by the election of A. j. Streator OF Illinois
for president; for vice-president, Richard
+. Trevelick of Michigan,and long list OF
additional; vice presidents; secretary, Nj.
ID. Shaw OF Missouri; assistant secretary,
w. ID. p. Bliss of Massachusetts,; reading
clerk George III. Lennon of New York.
Mr.. Streator briefly addressed the con
vention. He said the object of the conven-
ton was TO organize party for the COM
mon good of the whole people, to guard
the weak against the strong. He wished
1t understood that this party was not the
party Of anarchy. Though 10 was fact
that Anarchists were not much heard OF
lionaires. Now IL was the duty Of this new
party to guard equally against The exac-
tions OF the one class and the robberies Of
the other His address was devoted largely
TO advise in regard to the things to be
avoided in making the platform and
against the blanishments of politicians
after the party has been organized and
started into public notice.
After considerable routine work had
been attended to, Mrs. Marion Todd of
tnhf VA Sha
began by saying that il the words of Jas.
G.. Blaine, spoken in Pennsylvania last
September, were true there was no cause
for this convention. lie said that the work
prosperity before him." But, she said,
the words of Gen. Logan contradicted in
a manner Mr.. Blaine, when, in excusing
himself for not speaking his workingmen' s
speech any longer, he said: THE people do
not elect senators and presidents, and.
therefore, l must make my speeches to
those who do"
Taking this as a test, Mrs. Todd went on
to say that the workingman, even with
the ballot in his hand, had not been elect
ing the officers of this government for
years. He had been disfrauchised by the
Vaccinations Of grasping monopolies and
by the gross evils of the wage system OF
this country. She pointed out the rem
edy for all this a perfect union into one
party of all classes of laboring men.
every workingman's effort al union. Or
ganization alone would give him power.
Recurring to the evils of the present
time, she said plumber was now obtained
through special legislation, through the
courts through officials, through militia,
through Pinkertons-"What shall / call
them ~ she asked Cries Of "Assassins,"
"Murderers," Numbering thieves" etc.
~ leave the saying of the bad words to
the gentleman" said the speaker. She
thought Henry George did not go far
enough; that he did not see the evil of
the money system. She declared that un
der its working a man may be slave on
a free land. Mrs. Todd closed with a fer
vent peal for immediate and harmonious
organization. She was heard with in
tense qualification and given rousing
vote Of thanks.
Following Mrs Todd, Mr.. Powers of In
diana made very able address, in which
he said that the demand of the working
men was that every soldiers discharge
should be his pension certificate.
The convention selected the following
national executive COMMITTEES: Alabama,
J. j. Woodal; California, X. i; Davis;
b. Clark; Indiana, Thomas Gruelle; Iowa,
w. II. Babb; Indian territory, M. N. Low
in; Kansas W. ID. Vincent; Kentucky, l..
A. Wood; Maryland, Chus A. Mettie;
Massachusetts, M: Johnston; Missouri,
shire, Geo. Carpenter; New Jersey, W. Is.
Dubois; New York, j. |. Hoyt; North Car
DINA, j. II. Winston: Ohio, Charles Jen-
kins; Oregon, Il. w. Pike; Pennsylvania,
John T.. Zane; Rhode Island, Holmes w.
Merton; Tennessee, j. X. Mills; Texas,
Capt. Sam Evans; West Virginia, j. X.
Thompson; Washington Territory, Geo.
N. Smith.
When the national executive committee
was being selected Col. Winston of North
Carolina said his delegation and that Of
Mississippi and Arkansas could not name
members unless the convention would rel
egate to the states the adoption or rejec-
tion of certain parts Of the platform. His
desire was to make the sections OF the
platform relating to land, transportation,
money, labor income tax and Chinese la
Dor the national platform and allow the
different states to adopt or reject the 9TH
er sections, as they chose. His plan was
was adopted by the convention, thus re-
lieving the southern states from being
committed to woman suffrage, which they
had fought unsuccessfully hitherto.
The convention elected Thomas M.
Gruele of Indiana chairman Of the ma
tional committee; J. Il. Mcdonald OK
Springfield, Ohio, secretary, and Presi-
dent Streator of Illinois treasurer.
The executive committee of the green
back party met and resolved to continue
their organization, but will send an adj
dress to their party advising cooperation
with unionlapor party.
A novel feature Of the convention was
Che presence of the lady delegates. They
took seats among the men of their proper
states, and appeared to DO entirely at
hnrua In tina vUork